The grants are distributed through the Capital Budget/Transportation Assistance Program, which is funded through state capital bond dollars in the General Fund budget. The grants leverage $10 million in local investments. Authorized by the General Assembly, the grants are administered by PennDOT's Bureau of Rail Freight, Ports and Waterways.

The projects include:

Allegheny County Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, Co. $1.6 million to rehabilitate and expand track, prepare for a transload area and install new turnouts, track and ties.

Beaver County Aliquippa Ohio River Railroad $490,000 to rehabilitate track, install new turnouts, crossties and make other track improvements.

Cambria, Clearfield & Indiana counties RJ Corman Railroad Group PA Lines $3 million to rehabilitate the Wallaceton, Cresson and Cherry Tree subdivisions, as well as other track sections, complete other trackwork such as tie and switch installation.

Chester County East Penn Railroad LLC $560,000 to rehabilitate track and a railroad bridge, install new ties, resurface track, install new bridge timbers and rehabilitate three grade crossings.

Crawford County Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County $2 million for the first phase of new track construction, including site excavation, grading and stormwater management facilities.

Elk County St. Marys Industrial Railroad $2 million to acquire land and right-of-way and construct and rehabilitate track for the railroad's first phase of expansion efforts.

Fayette County Fay-Penn Industrial $1.5 million for the second phase of track construction for the rail/truck transload facility in Smithfield.

Franklin County Franklin Storage, LP $600,000 to construct new track, a turnout and install an asphalt loading pad.

Huntingdon County East Broad Top $2 million for phase one of a project to provide for the acquisition of land and right-of-way, rehabilitation of existing track, construction of new track and construction of a transload facility.

Westmoreland County Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation $1.1 million to complete the second phase of a project, including bridge work, new track installation, a new switch and implementing drainage improvements on the line.